Ben Hartman

Ben Hartman is a journalist with expertise in all things cannabis, organized crime families, refugees, and everything in between. Originally from Austin, he has reported across the Middle East and is the senior cannabis correspondent at The Cannigma.

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COVID-19
Will cannabis ever look the same after coronavirus?

The economic turmoil brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has wrought massive change to the lives of countless people worldwide....

May 7, 2020
7 min
News
Where Biden, Trump stand on marijuana legalization

Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a social justice plan that includes the decriminalization of cannabis, an end to incarceration for...

May 6, 2020
2 min
COVID-19
Fact-checked: Coronavirus and cannabis

During major breaking news events, the pace of new information can be blinding and there is often little time to...

May 6, 2020
6 min
News
Survey: Nearly 1/3 of Americans have used CBD, most for pain and inflammation

Nearly a third of all Americans have used CBD, according to a new survey, with nearly two-thirds of those who...

Apr 30, 2020
2 min
Products
The best cannabis seeds for beginners

The thought has crossed the mind of most cannabis patients at least once: What if I just grew my own?...

Apr 28, 2020
6 min
Research
Trials use cannabis to fight COVID-19 launched in Israel

With nearly 2.5 million confirmed cases and more than 160,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the race is on for a...

Apr 23, 2020
3 min
News
Lebanon passes bill to legalize medical marijuana cultivation

Lebanon became the first country in the Arab world to legalize marijuana on Tuesday, when the parliament approved a bill...

Apr 22, 2020
2 min
Products
The best dry herb vaporizers on the market

Some days, or weeks, or entire years (ahem, 2020) are better seen through a cloud of vapor. At some point...

Apr 21, 2020
15 min
Delivery
The top 10 cannabis cookbooks for 2024

Cooking with cannabis has come a long way since the iconic pot brownie or “space cake” of yesteryear. Today, artisan...

Apr 19, 2020
7 min
Products
Charlotte Figi, the girl who changed medical cannabis, dies of COVID-19 complications

The young girl whose battle with a rare form of epilepsy changed the world of medical cannabis passed away from...

Apr 17, 2020
2 min